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Writing Competitions

Deviant Minds

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Closing date: 
27 April 2018
Entry: 
Open to unagented and unpublished crime or thriller writers who were born or are resident in the UK or Ireland No entry fee
Prize: 
Representation by A M Heath and digital publication by Corvus

Do you have what it takes to become a bestselling crime and thriller writer? Do you spend time day-dreaming about fiendishly complex ways to see off your boss or mother-in-law? Fancy yourself as the next Gillian Flynn or Lee Child? Well, now it's time to put your talent to the test.  Read more

UK Novel Writing Competition 2016

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Closing date: 
30 November 2016
Entry: 
Open to all writers internationally £12
Prize: 
1st Prize £500, 2nd Prize £2500 and 3rd Prize £1000

The only Novel Writing Competition where the Public are the Judges

Most Novel Writing Competitions are judged by Celebrities, Editors, Publishers, Creative Writing Tutors, etc. But not this one.

A Novel Writing Competition with a Difference

UK Novel Writing Competition is the only one in the world that is judged by the public. £5000 First Prize.  Read more

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  • ‘I always quote Kurt Vonnegut. He said in the early part of his career he was dismissed as a science fiction writer and that critics tend to put genre books, including sci-fi, in the bottom drawer of their desk... It's true. I get the New York Times every Sunday. In 37 novels, I've never had a stand-alone review. I'm always in the crime round-up.
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